Friday, September 20
4:00 pm: Interview Tea for Queen Contestants at the Historic Skinner House
5:00 pm: Vendors open for business
- Hourly Ticket Table Open – Lucy Gordon, Chairman
- Apple Stand opens for business – Lori Brown, Chairman
6:00 pm: Invocation
6:05 pm: Presentation of the American Flag by the Golden Eagle Honor Guard.
- Flag raising by the Griggsville American Legion Post 213.
- National Anthem played by Jenna Kelley
6:10 pm: Hourly Drawing
6:15 pm: Introduction of the Queen Contestants
6:20 pm: Ladema Sappington Memorial Scholarship Award Presentation
6:25 pm: Friends of the Festival Presentation – RC & Becky Birch
6:35 pm: Johnny Appleseed & Apple Blossom Contest – Angie Vinyard & Becky Turnage, Chairmen
6:50 pm: Queen Contestants Dance on stage to “Classic”
7:00 pm: Hourly Drawing
7:10 pm: Entertainment by Devin Clemons
8:30 pm: Hourly Drawing
8:45 pm: Formal Competition and Crowning of 2024 Queen – Trena Martin, Chairman
10:00 pm: Hourly Drawing
Saturday, September 21
Craft and Flea Market All Day Saturday- Kylee Hasten & McKinsey Webel, Chairmen
8:00 am: Car and Antique Tractor Show Registration, Josh & Melissa Kelley, Chairmen
9:00 am: The Apple Stand opens
9:00 am: Decorated Cakes, Theme Baskets and Cookie Baskets registration at Country Companies office, Jill Kunzeman, Chairman
9:00 am: Apple Pie Contest Registration at The Apple Stand next to the library, Sam Kessinger, Chairman
9:30 am – 9:45 am: Registration of Kiddie Parade at stage
9:45 am -10:00 am: Judging of Kiddie Parade Entries
10:00 am: Kiddie Parade Begins – Alicia Evans, Chairman
10:30 am: Baby Contest – Raegan Stauffer, Chairman
11:00 am: Children’s Games on Library Lawn, Jessica Jones, Chairman
11:00 am: Car & Tractor Show judging begins
12:00 pm: Judging of Apple Pie entries begins
12:00 pm: Car Show Awards announced at the stage
1:30 pm: Antique Tractor Parade, Ashley Scranton, GP FFA Advisor
2:00 pm: MAGNIFICENT MILE PARADE – Route 107 through the town square – Jill Kunzeman, Chairman
*Directly after the parade the Boy Scouts will hold their Scoutbox Derby down the boulevard on the Northwest corner of the square
4:30 pm: Presentation of parade trophies at the stage
5:00 pm: Hourly Drawing Ticket Table Opens
6:00 pm: Hourly Drawing
6:00 pm: Quincy Ax Throwing will open
6:10 pm: Mini Cheer Camp performance led by the GP High School Cheerleaders, led by Brandi Bennett, Sponsor
6:20 pm: GPMS Cheerleaders Perform, led by Lexi Manson & Audrie Weir, Sponsors
6:30 pm: Introduction of the new 2023 GAF Royalty and new 2023 Perry Pioneer Day Royalty
6:35 pm: Cake, Cookie Basket, and Theme Basket Auction begins
7:45 pm: Hourly Drawing
8:00 pm: Quincy Ax Throwing Concludes
8:00 pm: Entertainment by Mississippi Pearl– band will begin directly after the auction concludes
10:00 pm: Last Hourly Drawings and Grand Drawings
10:00 pm: The Apple Stand closes
Sunday, September 21
11:00 am: Community Church Services at the Griggsville Church of the Nazarene